Manager - Manufacturing

Igloo Products Corp. is an iconic, fast-growing American brand known for its exceptional and durable coolers designed to meet everyday needs. For more than 75 years, Igloo has been a leader in the housewares industry and has evolved into a high-growth lifestyle brand, inspiring outdoor experiences centered around fun, family, and friends.

Founded in 1947 as a metalworking shop that brought fresh cold water to Texas workers in the field, and later inventing the Playmate, Igloo has grown into America's most recognizable brand of ice chests. The Igloo story spans more than 75 years of delivering coolness to the world. Today, Igloo has over 90% brand awareness, is #1 in market share in the U.S., and is a pioneer in sustainability within its category through the launch of biodegradable coolers and products made with post-consumer recycled resin and other sustainable materials.

Igloo also has a growing direct-to-consumer (DTC) business, allowing us to build direct relationships with our consumers. In 2021, Igloo was acquired by Dometic Brands, creating the opportunity to globally grow both brands together.

Built on a legacy of quality and innovation, we are seeking a Manager - Manufacturing to join our team and support our continued growth.

This role will be involved in the Blow Mold area by managing direct and indirect labor, raw materials, supplies, machines and equipment resources maximizing results in productivity, quality in a timely basis with a minimum cost. Ensure coordination of the department efforts to achieve Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) like safety, OEE, labor efficiency, quality, schedule attainment, overtime, scrap, material usage variance and strongly supports the success of new product launches and productivity projects and overall Operations objectives.

Essential

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

* Provide leadership to supervisors to achieve all goals in Safety, OEE, Labor Efficiency, Quality, Schedule Attainment, Overtime, Scrap and Material Usage Variance

* Define and drive standardized work (SOPs) throughout the Blow Molding department.

* Implement, maintain, and always enforce 5S discipline throughout the plant

* Plan, direct and coordinate the operations of all Blow Molding departments

* Coordinate production at both plants in Katy facilities.

* Develop methods and procedures for manufacturing and production to meet customer demand and minimize cost impact

* Ensure workforce resources are adequate to meet the organization's production schedule and efficiency

* Evaluate production and determine ways to improve efficiency of the production lines while ensuring the achievement of quality standards

* Ensure that issues regarding new/existing products are resolved in a timely and cost-efficient manner

* Train, develop, mentor and assist subordinates in all the departments that fall within the manufacturing or production process

* Motivate, organize and encourage teamwork within the workforce to ensure set productivity targets are met

* Assign duties and coordinate activities of supervisors and/or employees engaged in production

* Develop and maintain discipline at the supervisory level to maintain and enforce all shop standards and company policies

* Ensure that raw material is used effectively avoiding negative material usage variance

* Partner with the New Product Development group in the coordination and success of any new launches in area of responsibility

* Other duties as assigned

What do we offer?

* Medical

* Dental

* Vision

* Life Insurance

* Short term & Long-term disability

* Accidental death insurance

* Supplemental life insurance

* Company paid holidays

* Flexible Spending Accounts

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications

A suitable background would be a solid experience within the following qualifications and experiences:

* Education:

Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business Management or related field

* Experience:

Minimum of ten (7) years of production experience in Assembly (Blow Mold, Injection Mold helpful) in consumer goods plastics. Five (5) years supervisory experience.

* Experience with directly managing budgets

* English language skills:
Able to read, write, speak and comprehend English

* Experience in Lean Manufacturing and productivity projects

* Math skills:
Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide

* Physical Demands:
Able to walk quickly and climb stairs.

* Able to manipulate tools with both hands and stand for long periods.

* Computer

Skills:

Proficient in MS Office suite

* Strong decision making and leadership experience and skills including ability to lead and work well with people from diverse backgrounds

* Able to make presentations to department and key company management

* Able to work long hours under deadline pressure

To be successful in this role, we believe that you possess the following skills, competencies & characteristics:

* Experience working under a documented and audited quality system

* Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Physical Demands & Conditions

(Applicable to Igloo Operators, Technicians,…